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FULMINE destroyer (1900)
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Fulmine
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fulmine | Odero, Sestri Ponente | 7/1897 | 4.12.1898 | 10/1900 | discarded 5.1921 |
Technical data
| Displacement normal, t | 293 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | 337 |
| Length, m | 61.0 pp 62.2 oa |
| Breadth, m | 6.41 |
| Draught, m | 2.30 |
| No of shafts | 2 |
| Machinery | 2 VTE, 4 Blechynden boilers |
| Power, h. p. | 4729 |
| Max speed, kts | 24 |
| Fuel, t | coal 90 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 800(15) |
| Armament | 5 x 1 - 57/43 N, 3 x 1 - 350 TT |
| Complement | 47 - 48 |
Standard scale images
Fulmine 1900
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Fulmine
Project history
Designed by Eng Insp Ernesto Martinez, this was the first destroyer projected and built entirely in Italy. She was an experimental ship, and not successful, her designed speed of 26.5kts never being reached.
Modernizations
1901: - 2 x 1 - 57/43, 1 x 1 - 350 TT; + 1 x 1 - 76/40 A
Naval service
In 1906-1911 Fulmine was used for cadet training.
